Peanut Butter Scotchies, by Brady!

What happened to my Bradybug? I swear he was a baby yesterday and look at him now, growing up before my eyes. Each morning its as if there is a new child waiting for me to meet! Brady hasn’t been on Southern Plate in a while because as he has grown, so has his schedule. He’s been busy serving on the student council, earning badges in Cub Scouts, making straight A’s and designing future space and weather tracking vehicles in his 3-D cad software and translating them into Legos. ~Takes a breath~ Makes me tired just thinking about it! Anyway, I’m grateful that I was able to nail him down long enough to get a guest blog spot out of him and this was the perfect recipe. Last year Brady brought you his Chow Mein Candy (sometimes known as “haystacks”) and this recipe is much like that one but with a little twist and a delightfully different crunch to it.

My friend, Lara, brought a tin of these Peanut Butter Scotchies to our house when we had our cupcake decorating party and I was hooked after the first bite but I couldn’t figure out what she had used in them! I was thinking it was corn flakes, but the crispy bite was a little more delicate than that and just delicious. Can you believe I had never actually tried Special K before this? She declared that to be the secret and I was off to buy my very first box. Of course, you can use plain old corn flakes in this and it will turn out just fine, but I really enjoyed Lara’s as they were so I wanted to use her exact recipe.

Microwave, stirring every forty five seconds, until completely melted.

Add peanut butter.

Stir that up well until smooth and creamy.

Add cereal.

Stir those until they are well coated.

Special thanks to Miss Terri for sending Brady this spiffy apron!

This is what the final product will look like. Well, almost final.

Pat that into a 9×13 pan. I lined mine with foil for easy removal but in the end it really wasn’t necessary.

Grrr, I hate it when I have to spell “necessary”, I always want to add an extra “c”.

Cool completely before cutting. It’s best if you stick these in the fridge for about fifteen minutes and then cut.

Gobble up! These are so simple but so very good!

Peanut Butter Scotchies

12 ounce package butterscotch chips

1/2 C Peanut butter

3-4 Cups Cereal (I use Special K, you can use rice krispies, cornflakes, etc)

Melt chips in microwave until smooth and creamy. Add peanut butter and stir. Stir in cereal until completely coated. Press into 9×13 pan. Place in fridge for fifteen minutes or until completely cool, cut into bars.

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one.”

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Hey Alyssa! thank you so much! I sure do wish I could hand you one.
My mother and grandmothers were always letting me help out. It made me feel so big, but mostly so important. Like everyone else, I really wish I had more quality time with my younguns, so work it in whenever I can!!
Gratefully,
Christy

He sure is a cute kid! Nice job! And those look very yummy. I’ve never tried the combination of peanut butter and butterscotch. (And I LOVE your nesting bowls! Someday I’ll save enough pennies and get myself a set!)

Thank you so much! Every time I look at him I think “ok, now he is just precious” but he’d die if I said that! lol I love my Pyrex collection and have several sets of mixing bowls in different patterns and colors. I need to do a post on them sometime! They are so handy and neat to collect because they are all still usable and durable. I find many of them on Ebay but the best deals are at flea markets and yard sales.
Here is a link to some pics of my Pyrex casserole collection if you’d like to see some of the different patterns, they are available in the bowls as well!http://www.southernplate.com/2009/07/crunchy-beef-casserole-and-my-casserole-dish-collection.html

Hey Mama Jane!!! ~grins~ Okay so it’s not just me then, he’s really a cutie! I try not to look at him too much because after a bit my eyes tear over and I get that sighing Mama look and he rolls his eyes at me.. hehe

I make these with the crunchy Chinese noodles instead of the cereal and we call them haystacks. You can add peanuts and M&Ms to them, too. I figure you always need to add some sort of chocolate to candy. 😉

Christy,
Is it not just wonderful to know that as a mother if your boy needs to feed himself or prepare for others, that he will feel at home in the kitchen. So many children, boys and girls do not get the chance to cook, bake, measure, create. My most precious memories of the holidays, as well as throughout the year, are the many times that my son and daughter along with my neice and nephew have decided to all go to the kitchen and play “chefs”. They all enjoyed, the boys as much as the girls. Love this site! Happy Holidays to you and your family!

Dear Nancy, reading your comment put such joy in my heart, thank you so much. Some of my dearest memories are of when I was asked to help out as a child. It always made me feel so special and needed. I often tell my husband that the kid who has the confidence to make candy today may be the man who has the confidence to take the oath of the Office of The President tomorrow! I know it seems like a stretch, but I really don’t think it is. Little things are the foundation for bigger ones!
Gratefully,
Christy

OOOH that is one of my favorite patterns, it’s called Gooseberry pink and I have a few bowls and some casserole dishes with it on there. the Casseroles actually belonged to Granny Jordan. Charlotte, you have a treasure indeed!

That is Amish Butterprint, the patter of the bowl that is. It’s one of my favorites.
Okay, I guess I pretty much say that about every pattern I have but I guess every pattern really is “one” of my favorites!!!

I sure am glad you keep coming back, Elizabeth, and hope you do for a looooong loooooooooooooong time!
Gratefully,
Christy

I’ve had these for years…they are SOOOO delicious!! I’ve never had the recipe before though! lol Yeah…like a typical man, I’ve always had to rely on a woman to make them for me. *blushes* But now, maybe I can make them for that special woman sometime instead!! hehe

Brady,

Thanks for the recipe and cute pics! Treat your Mama right. Take care young man!!

I had to smile at your expression about “running around like a chicken with its head cut off.” I had a now-deceased friend who always liked to turn it around & say, “I’ve been running around like a head with its chicken cut off.”

I’ve never seen chickens actually butchered, but my dad swears that the bodies do sometimes run around a bit right after you chop the heads off. He often had to go get a chicken out of the coop for my Granny to kill, clean, & “fry up.” lol

I always wondered if he was just teasing me?? (about the running around part)

Nooooo he wasn’t teasing! Mama said one took after her one time and liked to scared her to death! Of course, it was just a coincidence that it was running in her direction but it really does happen. ~shudders~
hehe

He was likely teasing you about a hundred other things though, thats what daddys are for! lol

Hey, Christy, You’ve got a really cute chef there. I do these with rice krispies (or generic) with probably not quite as much peanut butter (I just use a big ole spoonful) and I drizzle melted chocolate chips on top. YUMMY!

Your BradyBug is too cute!!! Him wanting too cook and you making it fun is a good thing. Years from now when he tells you he is glad he learned too cook “from you” or when he calls to ask how to cook something….You will be an even prouder mama. My daughter and step-son(does all the cooking at his house)tell me that and call me often…..and say….” I am so glad you taught me how to cook such and such….Or…hey…. you got a recipe for….or how do you make your….”
I think I did good……
Kristy.. thank you for all you do!
Marie In NC

Mr. Grown-up-Brady is looking fine, all smiling and so eager to be helpful. What a wonderful young man he is. I was so happy to see him wearing his very own apron, the Santa apron from us…you are so welcome. What a treasure it will be for him to learn his way around in the kitchen because of your guidance.
I just came in from shopping all day and was just thrilled to see that for this delish-lookin’ recipe I have all of the ingredients. I am making treats to give as gifts….this one is on my list as of right now! Thank you, as always for all you do…especially this time of year being so busy. Hugs to Ricky and the kids too.

CHRISTY WHEATHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT TOU ARE A VERY BIG PART OF OUR FAMILY. THEREIS NOT A GATHERING OUR FAMIY HAS WHERE YOU PLAY A BIG PART OF. THERE IS ALWAYS A DISH OR TWO THAT COMES FROM YOU. YOU ARE TALKED ABOUT AS IF YOU ARE PRESENT. aND BY THE WAY ITS NICE HAVING YOU AROUND SO PLEASE KEEP THOSE IDEAS COMING PRUNE

Hey, Christy! I subscribed to your Southern Plate emails about a year ago. I enjoy them very much! I’ve decided that I’ve found a long lost cousin. We have similar growing up memories, we use the same southern expressions, we cook almost the same dishes, and use the same brand of ingredients! We’ve gotta be kin! I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and a bountiful new year.

Christy thanks for the recipe! I made these with my boys last night and they were so tasty. It was a recipe they could cook with a little supervision and felt as though they cooked there own signature dessert! Have a Merry Christmas Christy!

My “baby” is home from college and we made this recipe during the blizzard here in MD. Yum! We love these! We used Corn Flakes cuz that is my hubby’s favorite cereal. Gotta keep everybody happy – or course, if Mama ain’t happy…ain’t NOBODY happy. 😉

I’ve been making these for years with corn flakes. Bet the Cherry Special K would taste good with this. Anyway, I just dropped mine on waxed paper and froze. When frozen, I put in a Ziploc and just took out what was needed. They thaw in about 15 minutes and if you can’t wait, they taste good frozen. Love seeing your kids in your instructions.

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